The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

With Vester's help, everything started to fall into place.

A few nights later, Darius Archer had to step out for an evening event-finally, the perfect window to put their plan into action.

To assist them, Vester volunteered to attend the gala with Darius, keeping him out

of the way.

That evening, as soon as Citrine and Sebastian received Vester's signal, they moved without hesitation.

Sebastian had already hacked into the estate's security system earlier that morning, disabling every camera on the premises. Wasting no time, they hurried upstairs.

Sebastian had also cracked the code to the locked door in advance, so getting inside was a breeze.

But once they entered, both of them froze.

Across the room, two armed guards stood on patrol. Citrine recognized their uniforms immediately-they matched those worn by the soldiers from Mirage Cay.

Their eyes met in a split second of silent understanding, and they pressed themselves flat against the wall, reacting instinctively.

Citrine turned her head to whisper to Sebastian, "They're armed. You can still back out now."

Sebastian paused, then broke into a grin. "Do you really think I'm the kind to run when things get tough?"

Citrine didn't answer, her gaze locked coldly on the two guards.

"I'll count down from three. On one, we move."

"Understood." Sebastian didn't hesitate for an instant.

Citrine counted under her breath. As she whispered “one,” both she and Sebastian somersaulted across the floor, closing in on the guards.

they could fire, Citrine and Sebastian

grabbed a gun, pressing the muzzles to the guards' backs, and forced them

us to the safe," Sebastian

you say!"

bookshelf. One of the guards knelt down and retrieved a remote control from a hidden gap at the

Sebastian exchanged a glance—a glimmer of

study. The safe was tucked beside the

Citrine said, taking the gun from

second counted, hurried to the

manufacturer's logo—an international brand—he shot a look at

they

pulled open the cabinet, grabbed the laptop, and immediately began hacking into

watched his impassive expression and asked softly, "How's

murmured, fingers

by. Only

nerves were

She glanced at the screen-it was a message

Darius Archer is on his way

one hand,

back into her

on his

all the files from the

guards at gunpoint,

they reached the ground floor, the sound of a

face fell. "Damn, Archer's

Sebastian's expression grew tense.

the rear exit and said urgently, "We'll use the

other option, they turned and moved quickly